Hinge



D. A. GREEN 8v J. H. ROBERTS.

Hinge.

No. 225,980 Paented Mar. 30,1880.

DAVID A. GREEN AND JAMES H. ROBERTS, OF RUSHVILLE, IDIANA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,980, dated March 30, 1880.

-Application filed April 9, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, DAVID A. GREEN and J AMES H. ROBERTS, of Rushville, in the county of Rush and State of Indiana, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges; and we do hereby declare t-hat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference bein g had to the drawings here accompanying, and to letters4 of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This hinge is susceptible of being used on a variety of foldin g articles, especially adapted to step-ladders, folding cots, cabinet and folding beds, Snc.

The following is a description of our newlyinvented double-acting lock or drop hinge.

Figures l and 2 represent the two sections of the hinge detached, showing one manner of -connectin gthem together, thehead B ofsection A being provided with a hole of suitable size to receive the metal pin in the head of B2 of scction A2, said pin being riveted, making them securely fastened together, and also forming a pivot for the hinge. The head B2 of section 'A2 maybeprovided with il hOlt tlltttlllt (it sections, H H, of a cabinet-bed rail by means of four half butts orl1inges,D D D D, by means of screws passing down through the butts D D D D and into the top of said rails H H, the

hinge, while standing as shown in Fig. 3, admitting of the two sections H Hbein g folded together, as shown in Fig. 4, and when dropped or turned down, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, making a complete lock or stiffening of the joint.

Fig. 4 represents the hinge attached to two sections, H H, of a cabinet or folding bed rail folded together, the hinge being provided with holes for the purpose of fastening boards E E, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, of sufficient width to iill the space between the rails 4H H when folded up. When opened or eX- tended the boards E E turn down with the hinge, as shown by dotted lines E E, Fig. 3, thus forming a narrow rail and a positive lock.

AHaving thus described our invention, what we claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A hinge consisting of sections A A2, each composed of converging arms, which are provided at their outer ends with half butts or hinges D D, and whose heads B' B2 are joined together by bolts or rivets, the whole forming a double-acting hinge, as described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as l l l in presence of two witnesses. 

